MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA Dec 15, 2008 bottle. Dark brown with a nice tan head. Nose was of roast malt and oats. taste was definitely malts with some oats. Mouthfeel was medium with a dry finish. Decent. wyzzywyz22 (754), Wirral, Merseyside, England Dec 15, 2008 Bottle Stirchley Wines, Birmingham. Poured dark brown with a dissipating off white head Aroma was roasted malt, dark fruit and a touch of hop. Flavour was slightly sweet with roasted malts n oats. Finished nicely bitter with hints of licorice and bitter sweet chocolate. Would seek out again. Miksu (2194), Jyväskylä, Finland Dec 7, 2008 0.355 l bottle. Almost black dark brown color with small head. sweetish and roasty aroma wtih salty licorice and a hint of grass. The flavor is also sweetish and roasty with coffee, salty licorice, toffee and fruity esters. Dryes up to coffeish finish. Rich and fairly full bodied. Tasty but I could not pick any oatmeal character. mbgrayson (141), Anaconda, Montana, USA Dec 6, 2008 This is one fine brew. Very dark stout, and very smooth and rich. Slightly sweet, without a bitter aftertaste.
I have had this one several times, but not for a long time. I had forgotten how good it really is. Excellent. mullet2007 (198), St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada Dec 5, 2008 Pours completely black, just a few tiny garnet highlights when held up to a bright light, with a huge fluffy brown head that lasts very nicely. Nose is fairly faint black malts, not much coffee or chocolate, just a lot of barley. It is a tiny bit smoky. Flavour is more smoky than the nose. Not overpoweringly so, just nice. There are a lot of dark malts, and it is pretty sweet. Very creamy and smooth. Excellent beer. Dastrn (115), Warsaw, Indiana, USA Dec 4, 2008 Poured from a 550 bottle.
Look was DARK brown, almost black, with a tiny tan head.
Aroma of cocoa beans, coffee, caramel malts, dark chocolate bars, and just a little bit of hops.
Tasted a lot like it smelled, with a very well balanced sweetness. There was some stale cold coffee, malt, dark chocolate, and a slight bitter hop.
The mouthfeel was thick and creamy. dry and chewy. It left a trail of foam/cream down the middle of my tongue all the way down my throat. The mouthfeel was absolutely perfect.
Overal a fantastic stout. I could drink this all winter, by the sip, or by the chug. HonkeyBra (1277), Lemont, Illinois, USA Dec 3, 2008 Thanks to CaryTheDude for this one. Dark pout with big, tan pour. Aroma of CoCoWheats, milk chocolate. Flavor is Dark chocolate and oatmeal. A bit dry finish. For my first Samuel Smith, I dug it. Imperial-John (154), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Dec 1, 2008 Black with large long lasting tan head. Unfortunately the appearance is the best thing about this beer. Aroma is faint choco. Taste is light bland bittersweet choco. Not much else to say.
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